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Increasing complexity to push novelty that has nothing to do with core functionality. Increasing more points of failure while incorporating second rate hardware with third rate software.

Resume Driven Design/Development in hardware is hard to hide compared to software.

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I wonder if Resume Driven Development is a reaction rather than a cause. For instance, you see companies laying off everyone and pushing bad products, so you decide "I might as well use some cool new tools and make myself employable".

I think many folks would focus more on their job instead of cool new tooling if their job gave them meaning.

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